Gazetteer/Almanac
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 487.
SUSSEX was formed in 1754, from Surry: it is about 32 miles long, and 18 wide. The rail-road from Petersburg to Weldon, N. C., runs through a portion of it on the west. The Nottoway runs centrally through it, and the Blackwater forms a part of its NE. boundary. About 500,000 pounds of cotton are annually produced in the county. Pop. in 1840, whites 3,584, slaves 6,384, free colored 811; total, 11,229.
The C. H. is situated near the centre of the county, 48 miles SSE. of Richmond.
The C. H. is situated near the centre of the county, 48 miles SSE. of Richmond.
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